Standards and quality / Anwar El-Tawil.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• El-Tawil, Anwar, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Standards, Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book brings together a number of subjects of prime importance for any practicing engineer and, students of engineering. The book explains the concepts and functions of voluntary standards, mandatory technical regulations, conformity assessment (testing and measurement of products), certification, quality and quality management systems as well as other management systems such as environmental, social responsibility and food safety management systems. The book also gives a comprehensive description of the role of metrology systems that underpin conformity assessment. A description is given o

Contents:

• Dedication; Preface; CONTENTS; List of Figures; Chapter 1 STANDARDS AND THEIR BENEFITS; 1.1 What are Standards?; 1.2 The Benefits of Standards; 1.2.1 Standards ensure product safety and minimum quality; 1.2.2 Standards facilitate market entry and promote competition; 1.2.3 Standards are essential for trade facilitation; 1.2.4 Standard are necessary to ensure compatibility; 1.2.5 Standards improve economy by reducing unnecessary variety; 1.2.6 Standardization of graphical symbols and colors facilitates communication in all fields; 1.3 The Evolution of Standardization
• 1.4 Should Standards be Made Mandatory?1.5 Should there be Standards in all Areas of Human Activity?; Chapter 2 THE STANDARDIZATION PROCESS; 2.1 Establishing National Standards; 2.2 The Standards Development Plan or Work Programme; 2.3 Developing and Approving Standards; 2.4 Promotion of the Use of Published Standards; 2.5 Maintaining Standards; Chapter 3 THE NATIONAL STANDARDS BODY; 3.1 Why a National Standards Body?; 3.2 Characteristics of the National Standards Body; 3.3 National Standardization Policy; 3.4 Standardization Law; 3.5 Governance of the National Standards Body (NSB)
• 3.6 Directives for Technical Work3.7 Financing National Standardization; 3.8 Human Resources of the NSB; Chapter 4 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION; 4.1 A Brief History of International Standardization; 4.2 The International Organization for Standardization (ISO); 4.2.1 ISO Membership; 4.2.2 ISO Technical Work; 4.2.3 ISO Governance Structure (Fig 2); 4.2.4 ISO Policy Development Committees; 4.3 The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC); 4.3.1 IEC Structure and Governance; 4.3.2 IEC Standardization Work; 4.4 Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)
• 4.5 The International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)4.6 "Private" International Standards; Chapter 5 CONFORMITY TO STANDARDS - CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION; 5.1 The Meaning and Importance of Conformity Assessment; 5.2 Types of Conformity Assessment; 5.3 Advantages of Third Party Conformity Assessment; 5.4 Functions of Third Party Conformity Assessment; 5.5 Conformity Assessment Bodies; 5.6 Requirements of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs); 5.6.1 Organization and accountability; 5.6.2 Impartiality; 5.6.3 Personnel of Conformity Assessment Bodies
• 5.6.4 Quality Management Systems of Conformity Assessment Bodies5.6.5 Technical Aspects of Conformity Assessment; 5.6.6 Appeals to Conformity Assessment Bodies; 5.7 Acceptance of Third Party Conformity Assessment; 5.7.1 Acceptance of certificates at the national level; 5.7.2 Cross-border acceptance of conformity assessment results; Chapter 6 STANDARDS AND TRADE; 6.1 The Impact of Trade Growth on Standards; 6.2 Principles of the Multilateral Trading System and their Reflexion on Standards; 6.3 Technical Barriers to Trade; 6.3.1 Principles of the TBT Agreement
• 6.3.2 Implementation of Notifications - TBT Enquiry Point

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

981-4623-58-X